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Xi Jinping praises ‘indispensable’ Russian-Chinese ties

BEIJING, July 4. /TASS/. China’s leader Xi Jinping said at a meeting with Russia’s Federation Council (upper house) Speaker Valentina Matviyenko that their countries' bilateral relations were irreplaceable and unique.

"Recently, I was pleased to receive the honorable Mr. [President of the Russian Federation Vladimir] Putin in Beijing on his state visit to China. During his visit that was imbued with a great number of events, I decorated him with China’s first Order of Friendship. This shows the high level and special nature of Chinese-Russian relations that are truly indispensable," Xi said at a meeting on Wednesday.